Month: January 2019

Having trouble making a cover? Here’s a dead simple guide on how to make an impressive-looking cover.

In this post, I address the Story Cartel directly. I ask how tight-knit we are as a Cartel and I ask for collaborators. Email: kaseylinanderson@gmail.com

In this post, I talk about the open mic night I’m organizing, why it’s a great networking opportunity, and how you can organize your own event even if you’re a socially anxious puddle like me.

I noticed that some people in the course were having trouble with formatting, so I made a 5-minute video guide on how to format a short story with no chapters for Kindle.

I’m reviewing the Story Cartel class websites and signing up for everyone’s newsletters. When I’m finished, I’ll be writing short little reviews and linking to everyone’s sites. In this post, I talk about that project and list some of the common issues I’ve seen so far.

Some people have asked me how I’ve been recording interviews, and what my process is for transcribing them, so I made this helpful guide.

Selma Writes (https://www.selmawrites.com/, Twitter handle @selmawrites) was an absolute joy to interview. I’ve seen her around on the forums, but I hadn’t realized the extent of her dedication and how much of a following she has created. She has 900 followers on Medium, a site where she’s published around 80 works. She’s tweeted 19,900 times and has 2,296 followers. And she has made 1,620 posts in the Write Practice community in only two years. I’ve transcribed our half hour conversation so that others can benefit from her sound advice and spirited dedication.

TJ (pen name Catharina Hof, website http://www.catharinahof.co.uk/) was pretty much a saint, kind enough to put up with me through my very first interview, with a Skype connection that hung up three times and a ridiculous amount of social anxiety on my part. TJ took more of a standard educational route when it came to learning about creative writing (think classes and retreats). We had a short but sweet conversation together as we talked about our writing backgrounds.

I’m looking for new ways to contribute positively to the world through generosity. In this post, I share my current ideas and ask for more.